This Video is one in a series of Videos produced by the Canadian Cancer society discussing the economic impact of Cancer. Illness accounts for 50% of all mortgage foreclosures in Canada.
The subject of this video, Teresa went from a successful business owner to a full-time care giver with four children and very little income. One year later, the Winnipeg accountant was diagnosed with leukemia and had to stop work all together. In the months that followed, she declared bankruptcy and lost her home.